Hutchinson Center Announces First Unclimbed Mountain to be Tackled by Big Expedition for Cancer Research

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Unnamed peak in Alaska's Glacier Bay Park to be the focus of this inaugural

climbing quest

SEATTLE, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- An unclimbed mountain near Mount Abbe
in the northern reaches of Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park will be the
focus of the inaugural Big Expedition for Cancer Research, a quest
sponsored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, with interdisciplinary
teams of world-renowned scientists and researchers including three Nobel
laureates, to raise national awareness of cancer research.

A team of four professional climbers from across North America this
June will scale the unnamed peak, more than 8,000 feet high as the kick-off
event of this national awareness campaign. The climb mirrors the quest to
eliminate cancer -- the route is uncharted, there are inevitable unexpected
setbacks and exhilarating advances, yet the goal remains paramount.

The announcement of the mountain was made today in Seattle after months
of discussions with the team and members of the Hutchinson Center's
Mountaineering Advisory Committee, which includes Jim Wickwire, a renowned
mountaineer and Alaska expert.

"I first saw this peak in 1973 on an expedition to the Fairweather
Range in the heart of the national park. Though not high in Everest or
McKinley terms, it's a stunning peak. This will be a challenging climb for
the team," Wickwire said.

Wickwire will accompany team members and representatives from the
Hutchinson Center on a route-finding photo flyover of the area in the
coming weeks. "This is a truly new adventure for Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center. We are fortunate to have found strong allies in our
Mountaineering Advisory Committee and experienced, dedicated mountaineers
to make up the Big Expedition team," said Linda Gainer, vice president of
External Affairs and Communications at the Hutchinson Center.

The National Park Service supports the Big Expedition for Cancer
Research. The National Park Service cares for over 390 natural, cultural,
and recreational sites across the nation, including Glacier Bay National
Park where glacier and mountain landscapes are protected in their wild
state so activities like the Big Expedition can occur.

On hand for the announcement were expedition members Matt Farmer,
Seattle; Dawn Glanc, Bellingham; and Bayard Russell, North Conway, N.H. The
fourth member, Kevin Mahoney, of Madison, N.H., was unable to attend. Also
at the event were Mountaineering Advisory Committee members Wickwire, the
first American to scale K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth; and Phil
and Susan Ershler, the first couple to climb the world's "Seven Summits."

The public will be able to follow the four mountaineers step by step
during the planning stages and then through the climb itself on the Big
Expedition Web site at http://www.fhcrc.org/about/bigexpedition. On a
parallel track, the site will profile four Hutchinson Center scientists,
all avid outdoor enthusiasts, to reflect the similarities between the quest
to scale an unclimbed peak and the mission to eliminate cancer.

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